Am I a doomer? - eviltoast

When I see growing nationalism in Europe and the whole world, climate being fucked up, what will create a migration catastrophe and wars, rich becoming richer and poor getting poorer, I think the world is burning and going to a catastrophe, and there is too late for a world revolution. World is already in fire and angry people will go to the far right and nazi instead build communism. China will not save the world since in my opinion it becomes nationalist and focused on making private money; it is just the least disgusting of the main players. It is not Deng Xiaoping’s China anymore. The fucking world will burn soon. I do not see a reason why bring children into this world and actually live here. Is there a light of hope?

  • QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    I understand your pessimism as a Pole, as I feel similarly about my doomed country, the US. People will be turning more and more toward reaction as the imperial periphery rightfully severs ties. But, we must remember that with fascism emerges it’s dialectical identity (opposite) communism. If we organize we can triumph, for we fight for the whole human race. I personally think that fascism cannot last forever due to its internal contradictions, but extinction can. I have hope in those fighting in South Africa, Kenya, and other places, if not for the global north. We must remember what Gramsci wrote from prison:

    You must realize that I am far from feeling beaten…it seems to me that… a man out to be deeply convinced that the source of his own moral forceis in himself — his very energy and will, the iron coherence of ends and means — thathe never falls into those vulgar, banal moods, pessimism and optimism. My own stateof mind synthesizes these two feelings and transcends them: my mind is pessimistic,but my will is optimistic. Whatever the situation, I imagine the worst that could happen in order to summon up all my reserves and will power to overcome every obstacle.

    P.S. I happened to be listening to ‘Christmas truce’ by Sabaton when I wrote this and it helped me gain a little optimism

    • lemat_87@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      That’s motivational, thank you. I added Gramsci to my self-education list. I feel that we are just in the front of culmination of the fascism in the world. I hope that the dialectical opposition will be strong enough. It is so good that the countries like China and Cuba are a stable opposition, and more countries will join.